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Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
42 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
37 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
11 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
6 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
6 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
5 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Presidio County (16) · Hudspeth County (13) · Llano County (6) · Burnet County (4) · Culberson County (1) · Brewster County (1) · El Paso County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Mine | Silver, Copper | Acanthite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 31.170, -104.901 |
| Presidio Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Anglesite, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Descloizite, Endlichite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Iron, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.813, -104.329 |
| Perry Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Anglesite, Jarosite, Limonite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 29.808, -104.357 |
| Kiam Prospect | Bismuth, Molybdenum, Gold | Bismuthinite, Feldspar, Molybdenite, Muscovite | Occurrence | 30.634, -98.526 |
| Hunter Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Uranium, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Magnetite, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Torbernite | Past Producer | 31.189, -105.451 |
| Unnamed Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.429, -103.797 |
| Spring Creek Prospect | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Fluorite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 30.778, -98.292 |
| Sullivan Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Galena, Lead, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | Past Producer | 29.804, -104.419 |
| Heath Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 30.790, -98.611 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.996, -104.946 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.993, -104.926 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.994, -104.928 |
| Maltby Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Turquoise | Occurrence | 31.037, -104.929 |
| Burdett Prospect | Manganese, Silver, Gold | — | Occurrence | 29.990, -102.967 |
| Unnamed Prospects | Silver, Lead, Gold | — | Occurrence | 31.122, -105.163 |
| Unnamed Prospects | Silver, Lead, Gold | — | Occurrence | 31.126, -105.161 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold | — | Occurrence | 31.130, -105.154 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | — | Occurrence | 31.128, -105.130 |
| Unnamed Prospects | Silver, Gold, Uranium | — | Occurrence | 31.020, -105.439 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold | — | Occurrence | 31.125, -105.153 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Platinum, Gold, Silver | — | Occurrence | 31.884, -106.155 |
| Mac Daniel Or Leland Prospect | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | — | Prospect | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Last Chance Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Pavitte Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | — | Occurrence | 30.767, -98.297 |
| Mayes Pasture | — | — | Occurrence | 30.853, -98.652 |
| Bailey Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 30.891, -98.400 |
| Chinati Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Gleim Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Kiam Pegmatite Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 30.636, -98.545 |
| Presidio Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Perry Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Stauber Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Bonanza Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Producer | 31.182, -105.491 |
| Frank Thomas Farm | Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Iron, Lead | — | Occurrence | 30.891, -98.400 |
| Cibolo Mine | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Ross Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Sheeton's Place | Gold | — | Occurrence | 30.682, -98.636 |
| Montezuma Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Adolph Sneider Place | — | — | Occurrence | 30.732, -98.881 |
| Carr Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
| Quitman Mtn Gold-Silver-Tin Prosp | — | — | Occurrence | 31.140, -105.536 |
| Sullivan Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 29.814, -104.364 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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